South-central Indonesia is under high alert after a volcanic eruption Tuesday afternoon. The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano on the island of Flores showed significant activity throughout the day ...
Imagine a volcanic eruption so large it spewed 24 cubic miles of ash, rock, and gases into the air, produced smoke that could be seen from 300 miles away, and completely altered the planet's climate ...
In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth's climate for years and even led to the "year without summer" in 1816.
Folks in the Northwest shouldn't panic: Mount St. Helens is NOT erupting, government scientists said on Sept. 16. The concern arises because commercial pilots reported seeing ash in the vicinity of ...
That came after scientists received reports of a large plume rising above the volcano, which turned out to be volcanic ash from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. “It kind of looks like a brownish ...